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The Subjunctive in the Chanson de Roland by Frank Emil Lodeman, 1892

The Subjunctive in the Chanson de Roland by Frank Emil Lodeman, 1892, Page 13

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Concessions 609 [Go?] respunt Guenes: Issi seit cum vus plaist. 1433 [Voeillet o nun s'eu est de l'camp turnez. See also: 959, 1419, 1626,2043,2168,2220,3170 2. The Imperfect or Pluperfect to denote a condition. This use of the subjunctive is quite common both in modern and Old French and is treated of more at length under the head of Conditional Sentences, in dependent clauses. It occurs only as the conclusion of conditional sentences and two cases may be noted, viz; a. with the condition expressed; b. With the condition implied. Conditions Expressed 1102 Fust i li Reis, ni [oussum] damage. Conditions Implied 349 La [veissiez?] [tanz?] chevaliers plurer. 3. Exclamatory Sentences [?] use in exclamatory sentences is frequent in modern French, but in our text it is quite rare. In the example given. line 1698, the
 
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